Downton Abbey Secrets REVEALED!!

Yeah, well don’t hold your breath. The sainted Rebecca Eaton and the “Masterpiece” crew were on hand at the TV Critics Association this afternoon NOT to talk about the second season of “Downton Abbey.”

You’d think there was a cold war on between the UK and the U.S. Eaton, executive of the series, was audibly worried that cast members Elizabeth McGovern [Cora], Dan Stevens [Matthew Crawley], Siobhan Finneran [Sarah O’Brien] and Michelle Dockery [Lady Mary}, or producer Gareth Neame would slip and reveal something about the second season.

The session was so secretive that Eaton wouldn’t even reveal the exact date in September when Season 2 of the hit would actually air on ITV in the United Kingdom. However, it will air on American telly on Jan. 8 of next year.

The two secrets that did escape the collective tight lips of the “Downton” crew was that the character of Gwen, the maid who took typing lessons and got a job as a secretary in Season 1, and that the dog from the first season had been replaced.